familyFabaceae
subfamilyFabaceae subfam. Faboideae
genusAstragalus
sectionAstragalus sect. Pulsiferani
speciesAstragalus pulsiferae
Astragalus pulsiferae var. pulsiferae
EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Caudices usually subterranean. Stems (6–)10–12 cm underground, usually branched at emergence from soil; foliose internodes villous or villous-hirsute, hairs widely spreading. Stipules connate-sheathing at proximal nodes. Flowers: calyx lobes (1–)1.4–3.6 mm. Legumes hirtellous, hairs 0.6–0.9 mm. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Loose sandy sites and interdunal valleys, often with sagebrush, mostly on basalt.
Elevation: 1300–1900 m.
Discussion
Variety pulsiferae is known from the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada in Lassen, Plumas, and Shasta counties in California, and Washoe County in Nevada.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.